Friday, December 30, 2016

We have a special announcement for you today!We are launching a interactive digital cruise magazine app - Seawind!Listen to our short podcast today for some details!Right now we are in the pre-launch stage and would like you to sign up for the announcement of the official launch date, later this month!Sign up here: www.seawindmag.comAlso, follow our new Instagram feed here: Seawind Magazine IGPlease share this link to all your cruiser friends. We can't wait to tell you more about itin the weeks ahead!Happy Cruising!

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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Welcome to episode #93! We recorded a show on Christmas Eve just for you! It's our annual cruise prediction show, where we judge our 2016 predictions and make new ones for 2017. The cruise industry is always coming up with great ideas and concepts, and we try to guess which idea will be the next big thing. We have five prediction categories: Cruise Ships, Specialty Dining, Entertainment, Onboard Activities and Theme Cruises. Do you have any predictions? Send us an email at thecruisedudes@gmail.com and we will read it on the next episode and then next year judge whether or not it came true. Also, we have some important news about passports again and great story about a company who is taking every employee on a cruise - wow! We hope that your family and friends have a great Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday season and that 2017 will be full of good health, prosperity and abundance. 2016 was a amazing time for our podcast and we are looking forward to all the new and fresh things that will happen in 2017!

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Welcome to episode #92! We are serving up to you today another lunchcast (lunch+podcast)! We went back to Fatburger this week to record another show. Scott really enjoys it when we eat and record shows, so we might be doing even more lunchcasts in 2017.

On this new show, we share with you some last minute gift ideas for the cruiser in your life. All of these items are things that we use, enjoy and they enhance our cruise experience. Here are links to all the items that we discussed on this episode:

Plus, we have a little cruise news, theme cruise of the week and Scott had a rant. Are you interested in that Monaco 2017 Grand Prix Cruise that we talked about? It looks like an amazing adventure! Click here!

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Welcome to episode #91! On this week's show, Scott shares about his bounce back cruise on the Carnival Imagination. He shares about a theme cruise experience he encountered, a look into the entertainment department on the ship, and he shares two great little interviews. All in all, he had a great time aboard, and he still didn't have enough time to explore and experience every thing. He must book another cruise!Here is that video we mentioned on the show:

Plus, we have a little cruise news and Tommy shares about his upcoming four day cruise in January!Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Welcome to episode #90! This week we welcome back Sheri from CruiseTipsTV! Sheri and her family went on a ten day Mexican Riviera cruise on the great Star Princess. She had five beautiful port stops, San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Loreto and Puerto Vallarta that we dive deep into the details on this exclusive interview. She swam with whale sharks and seals, sailed with pods of dolphins, zip lining and so much more. Plus, Sheri gives us some great tips and ideas on how to have the best the time without spending a lot of pesos! Follow Sheri here for some awesome videos and photos of her cruise vacation:CruiseTipsTV WebsiteCruiseTipsTV YouTube ChannelInstagramHere are a few of the products that we mentioned on our show:

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Welcome to episode #89! Whew, we finally got to record a new show for you! Cruise travel and a illness (Tommy lost his voice!) got the best of our schedule the last few weeks.On this new show we have some important cruise news, the theme cruise of the week and reply to an email from a listener. Our show topic this week we share some photography tips that we have learned over years. Whether you are seasoned photographer or just like to take photos with your smartphone, we have some tips and tricks on how you can take better pictures the next time you take a cruise. Capturing memories of your experiences, with photography, always makes travel more enjoyable because you can relive those memories through the images. Here are a few of the products that we mentioned on our show:

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Welcome to episode #88! We have a fantastic show for you today!Last week, Royal Caribbean announced an brand new class of ships that will be coming in 2022 and 2024. What is unique about this announcement is that these new ships, the Icon Class, will be power by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fuel cell technology. This is the first ever passenger cruise ship line to bring to the cruise industry a clean burning energy proportion system. On top of that, they will be testing fuel cell technology on their Oasis and Quantum class ships to starting in 2017. We have invited Matt Hochberg of Royal Caribbean Blogonto this week's show to discuss this "iconic" news and speculate the impact of this announcement on the cruise industry, refueling stations, testing procedures, possible of fuel surcharges and more. Definitely, this is probably the biggest change and announcement that the cruise industry has seen in 2016. We will be watching this closely and keep you updated as information becomes available.

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Welcome to episode #87! (No really, really it is episode 87 even though I said it was 86 about a minute into the show. Mistakes happen. Bummer, sorry about that! ^Tommy) We have a unique podcast episode for you - actually, we are calling it a "lunchcast" because we recorded it over lunch at Fatburger. We prerecorded somethings and mixed it all together and voila! a podcast episode was born! Scott has some breaking news about Carnival's Long Beach port expansion plans. We also have a conversation with our friend Connie Moreno who just got back from a four day cruise on the Carnival Inspiration. She shares some great tips about her experiences in Catalina and Ensenada. Connie has a blog about her cruise with some fantastic photos and details about the ship:I Love Cruising!My Cruise: Early First Morning

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Welcome to episode #86!We have a great podcast show for you today. While Scott was on the Carnival Imagination, he recorded a couple of interviews with the crew. The first interview is with Sonia who works with the Youth Programs on the cruise ship. She shares about the special programs and events that they have for the young cruisers. The second interview is with Lena & Ian who oversee the food and beverage services on board the Carnival Imagination. They share about how much they take care of their guests when it comes to eating and imbibing the gastronomic flavors aboard the ship. We hope you enjoy this show! Scott will be back on the Carnival Imagination November 6th-10th, 2016 for the Genealogy Journeys Cruise. For more information click here: Genealogy JourneysAlso Scott has put up more videos from his recent cruise - click here: The Cruise Dudes YouTube Channel!

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Welcome to episode #85!Scott just got back from his cruise on the Carnival Imagination. The ship just finished it's dry dock refurbishment and had some upgrades and new features added. Scott shares with us some "inside scoops" he got that are not quite well known too! From the Chef's Table to the water slides, Scott was busy trying, tasting and testing everything.Also Scott has already uploaded fresh new videos - they are just awesome. He and Pam got some amazing video from their parasailing adventure on Catalina Island. They even circled the cruise ship for some breathtaking views of the island and the luxury liner. Be sure to take some time to see these fun videos. It will want you to book that Carnival Cruise!The Cruise Dudes YouTube Channel!Please take our poll! Carnival wants to know from our listeners if you would like to see Guy's Burger Joint open for the evenings. We will share this information back to Carnival in a few weeks.

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